Breads of the World LLC has donated more than $16,000 to the American Cancer Society.
The group, which operates 49 Panera Bread locations in Dayton, Cincinnati and Columbus, commemorated National Breast Cancer Awareness Months with its Pink Ribbon Bagel Campaign. The campaign donated 25 cents from the sale of each bagel.
The money was donated to the American Cancer Society of Southwest Ohio and will be used for breast cancer research.
Jim Hach, operating partner for Cincinnati and Dayton-area Panera Bread stores, said this year’s total topped last year’s.